- General charges of the electrical system are included in the VAT taxable base.
- Electricity bills include costs for sales services, network services, and indirect taxes, as well as general charges for the electrical system.
- These charges cover costs for activities of general interest, such as renewable energy support and nuclear plant dismantling.
- The Court of Cassation ruled that these charges are contractual fees, not taxes, and should be included in the VAT base.
- A company challenged the inclusion of these charges in the VAT base, claiming they were taxes and should be excluded.
- The court emphasized that the charges are part of the contractual fees for electricity supply.
- EU Directive 112/2006 requires taxes and charges to be included in the VAT base, except for VAT itself.
Source: eutekne.info
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